Weed control
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Just a few moments ago, the U.S. EPA released critical information on Engenia, Fexapan, and XtendiMax. The entire release can be found at https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-offers-clarity-farmers-light-recent-court-vacatur-dicamba-registrations Please visit the website for details; however, below are the details of the EPA’s order addressing sale, distribution, and use of existing stocks of the three affected dicamba products – XtendiMax…
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Topics in this Newsletter Peanut Rx and Sentinel Plot Maps – Dr. Kemerait, Plant Pathologist Peanut Rx is a disease management tool that allows growers to assess their risk to tomato spotted wilt, leaf spot, and white mold before the season starts and then to make adjustments to reduce the risk. Attached is the 2025…
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Topics Mentioned in This Post ——————————————————————————– Reminder on Upcoming Meetings and Events ————————————————————— Weed Control in Conventional Corn (Prostko) Dekalb: DKC59-80, DKC111-30, DKC63-58, DKC66-02, DKC68-37 https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/seed-catalog Dyna-Gro: D57CC51 https://dynagroseed.com/seed-finder/corn?cropsId=dynagroseed:crops/corn Pioneer: P1197, P1870, P1608, P17677 all have conventional versions but supply might be limited https://www.pioneer.com/us/product-catalog/crop-corn.html 2. Here is a slide from my 2025 county presentation about…
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Reminders on Recently Announced Upcoming Meetings —————————————————————– This Thursdays AC Row Crop Weed Meeting marks the end of the Appling County winter production meetings. We are very thankful for everyone that attended the meetings this season, as well as our sponsors for their donations to our programs and projects for 2025, and also to all…
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Appling County Forestry Meeting The Appling County Forestry Meeting has been rescheduled for December 3rd from 10:00 – 3:00 at the Georgia Farm Bureau Meeting Room in Baxley, GA. See the flyer below for more information on this meeting. Post Hurricane Helene Forestry Meeting Series This is a series of collaborative meetings being conducted by…
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Cotton Defoliation Update and Management Considerations Following Hurricane Helene (Camp Hand) As we are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, we have begun getting questions on how to deal with certain situations in our cotton crop. Please read the following document below for thoughts from myself and Wade Parker on moving forward with the…
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Engenia, FeXapan, Tavium, XtendiMax All applicators driving the tractor/sprayer applying these herbicides must attend Using Pesticides Wisely during 2021 prior to using these products! As mandated by federal law, applicators must have a private or commercial pesticide applicator license to apply theseproducts. Labels specifically state “To be used by certified applicators only; NOT to be…
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UPW online Training announcement 4-15-20 Using Pesticides Wisely Training moved to online delivery April 21-23, 2020Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) 2020: The University of Georgia (UGA) and Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) dicamba training program will complete the 2020 sessions using online webinar delivery of materials. The decision of the U.S. EPA requires only applicators…
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Pigweed plants are already germinating. With soil temps at 68 and 64 at the 2 inch and 4 inch level, this isn’t surprising. Remember: whether you’re spraying or harrowing to control pigweed, the size of the weed is critical. You can’t kill a large pigweed with one pass of a disk, and bedding pigweed…